CVE-2010-0832
pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.0-2ubuntu1.1 in PAM on Ubuntu 9.10 and libpam-modules before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 in…
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.94%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 39% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.0-2ubuntu1.1 in PAM on Ubuntu 9.10 and libpam-modules before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 in PAM on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .cache in a user's home directory, related to "user file stamps" and the motd.legal-notice file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Linux PAM 1.1.0 (Ubuntu 9.10/10.04) - MOTD File Tampering Privilege Escalation (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14339local, linuxpublished 12 Jul 2010Verified
- Linux PAM 1.1.0 (Ubuntu 9.10/10.04) - MOTD File Tampering Privilege Escalation (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14273local, linuxpublished 8 Jul 2010Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 14273 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By canonical
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.94% · top 39% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- pammotd-motdlegalnotice-priv-escalation(60194) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- USN-959-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 41465 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 14273 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 40512 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 66116 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1747 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-0857 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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